Mahmoud Abbas

ISTANBUL: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was a crime which showed that Washington should no longer play a role in Middle East peace talks.…

RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON: Palestinian officials expressed surprise on Saturday at a U.S. decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington unless the group enters peace negotiations with Israel, and said they would not…

WASHINGTON: The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas called on US President Donald Trump Wednesday to break with past approaches to Middle East peace and find an "equitable solution" for Palestinians.
Khaled Meshaal's comments…

JERUSALEM: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, in a first phone call between the two leaders since Trump took office.
"President Trump has extended an official invitation…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will on Friday speak by telephone with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, the White House said.
The midday (1700 GMT) phone call will be the first between the two leaders.
Trump received Israeli…

ISLAMABAD: President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who is in Pakistan on a three-day official visit, received a warm welcome at the prime minister’s house on Tuesday.
Abbas had a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz…

ISLAMABAD: The President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Islamabad on Monday on a three-day visit to Pakistan.
According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, this would be his third visit to Pakistan. He has previously been to…

GAZA: Israeli troops shot dead six Palestinians in protests in Gaza and a knife-wielding Jewish man wounded four Arabs in southern Israel on Friday in a wave of violence that has fuelled talk of a new uprising against Israel.